Problem with language switcher

Thanks Pierre for this precious help.
I understand now better how it works.

But in fact, my problem is that the website won't have the same contents in the three languages. It's like if there were three sites in one.
So all I want is that the links in the switcher lead to each language homepage, not more.

I guess I will have to create three language blocks with the real urls for each homepage.

Now my problem is to find out how to add the three diferent flags before each link in each block...

Catherine

Your problem if I understand well is to have related "menu" links in each home page to not translated language document.

Now my problem is to find out how to add the three diferent flags before each link in each block..

You do need that =>

You can create blocks and tells to each specific block that it is for only one language , this selection feature is available as part of multilingual package.

Catherine,

I am guess you use the language switcher block.

A good analysis of the problematic is shown in

http://www.desk02.be/en/blog/analysis-drupal-language-switcher-block

If you need correct language relation between document you have to pay attention to use the "TRANSLATION" function/editor to relate same document between them (initialized in the drupal "node" table the tnid field to related translate documents between them)

It works then correctly (cf article) but if a document did not exist in a specific language the language switcher did not shown this language anymore.
The only good other solution which will be then to go to the home page for this language but that will need a patch.
The "hook_translation_link_alter()" is also available if some specific process have to be done and the "translation 404" module is available if you need specific process when link to document not existing in the current language is process.

I use it also but with the "active_translation" module which shows all documents int he "best" language available.

Cf site still in development http://www.paniersdelaeken.be.

To test your problem I have modify a previous version of it

http://www.panier.orfinger.net

and take out the active_translation_module.
(! the language icon "-" is for english only use for admin).

You can also look at the site http://www.euractiv.com but where near all articles are at least "partially" (title , abstract) translated.

"Correct" Multilingual site are always tricky, because as explain in the article, you have a lot of available scenarios.

Good luck,

Pierre

Hi i just solved this by creating a module which displays a block with the languages exisiting on a Drupal site.
This module does nothing more than linking to the homepages for all the languages.

something like:

hope this helps a bit

In the template.php file, add This:

<?php
/**
* Implements hook_language_switch_links_alter().
*
* Add a link to home if the translation is not avalaible;.
*/
function mytheme_language_switch_links_alter(array &$links, $type, $path) {
$language_type = variable_get('translation_language_type', LANGUAGE_TYPE_INTERFACE);

if ($type == $language_type && preg_match("!^node/(\d+)(/.+|)!", $path, $matches)) {

foreach ($links as $langcode => $link) {
  if (!isset($link['href'])) {
    $links[$langcode]['href'] = '';
  }
}

}
}